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UK vs. Great Britain vs. England? |
Travel Info Okay- I know some of you may immediately want to start bashing me for being an ignorant American, but hey, I'm asking! I hear these names used interchangeably, and want to know when you use each one. Is England/UK the same thing? ...and Great Britain includes Wales & Scotland, correct? Is Ireland lumped in too? Travel Tips ok here goes england scotland wales northern ireland the above four are the united kingdom great britain does not include northern ireland i am english because i'm from England but i'm also a resident of the united kingdom and great britain southern ireland is totally seperate from all of the above Glad to help Others UK is an abbreviation of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are all part of the UK. I have to admit that my first instinct was the 'ignarant American bashing response' but then i figured you have the sense to ask. Come visit us some day! UK stands for United Kingdom: In medieval times, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and England all had their own kings. However, after the Roman Empire, the English "conquered" Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. The UK is made up of Wales England Scotland Northern Ireland Great Britain was the name for it when they had the British Empire and is commonly called that. Great Britain consists of all the same countries that the UK has apart form Ireland: England Wales Scotland England is just a country on its own and has been subjected to numerous bombings by the IRA (Ireland Republican Army)_ UK = United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Great Britain = Scotland, Wales and England Therefore UK = Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is not a part of Great Britain; that's why they call it the United Kingdom of Great Britain AND NORTHERN IRELAND. The rest of Ireland (Eire) is a country by its very selfsome, because they don't like us very much! This is the cause of much of the conflict between Northern Ireland and Eire. England is a country in its own, Great britain is the land mass of england, wales and scotland And the united kingdom is full state of england, wales, scotland and northern ireland England is England Great Britain is England + Scotland + Wales UK is Great Britain + Northern Ireland (not the whole of Ireland) hope that helps I'm English |
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